Casey Anthony's murder trial

[pomtzu]

If I understand correctly, the legal system has several different types of murder charges.

First Degree means it was premeditated. That's what OJ was charged with. They knew he killed her - the civil case proved that - but could not prove the PREMEDITATION. Had he been charged with manslaughter, I believe OJ would have been convicted of that.

Casey was also charged with first degree. The defense contended that the death was accidental. The jury went with that. Casey may be the lowest scum, but the defense did not want that to detract from the facts of the case, whatever they were.

Yes - she could have been found guilty of the lesser charges - 2nd degree murder or aggravated manslaughter ( both of which she was also charged with) - but she was found not guilty on all 3 charges. The jury saw and heard plenty enough that she should have been found guilty of one of these. I never believed that she would be found guilty of 1st degree - but thought for sure one of the others would stick. Guess the jury had their heads up their butts.
Well - there are 3 people that know what happened - Casey, Caylee, and God - and one day Casey will have to face both of them.

[GrandChester]

So, your child can die, and be found in a garbage bag months later, and you can be found not guilty of anything. Maybe the state should have come up with more, lesser charges...but what? Double parking? Well, Casey will have a tough time the rest of her life. She is an odd duck and will have many an opportunity to get in trouble again. She will. No matter where she lives, she will find trouble.

I hope her parents get their lives back to normal, if that is possible. They too seem odd, but Casey the oddest of the lot.

Another little child dies at the hands of a relative. Do I think she drown? Maybe. Then why not have a burial for her? Why toss her away? They buried their pets better than Caylee was treated.

I am surprised the jury came back with this verdict. Juries can do strange things. I have served on juries and I would NEVER want to be judged by a jury of my peers. NEVER!

LOL! I second that!

[GrandChester]

I hate the verdict. No wonder the jury wont speak to the media. What a 3 ring circus this whole trial was.

[Old Geezer]

I can't help but wonder if the jury was just so sick of it all and wanting to get home that they let her go so they could get home.

First OJ got off now Casie. What is our justice system coming to?

You took the words right out of my mouth and what beautiful kitties. Of course I think they are all beautiful.

[Karen]

I think the jury's verdict was because, it is their job as jurists to prove - beyond a reasonable doubt - that the person is guilty of the crime. The prosecutors never even showed or gave any concrete evidence how Caylee died, everything was based on conjecture and supposition.

She WAS found guilty of lying to the authorities on 4 counts, hopefully the sentencing with be strong enough and include some clause that she not make any money from this whole thing, but I don't know if they can do that without a murder conviction.

Also isnt chloroform(SP?) abuse all in its own?

The presence of chloroform was disputed, and no evidence was given that it was used on Caylee. The court of popular opinion and media hype is not the court of law.

[cassiesmom]

WOW!!!!

Caylee lost again.

Yes, she did, that's what makes me sad about this whole thing.

[pomtzu]

There was never any doubt that she never reported Caylee missing, and went out partying for 31 days and would have continued on longer than that, if Cindy hadn't nailed her! That's not child neglect/abuse????

[Karen]

There was never any doubt that she never reported Caylee missing, and went out partying for 31 days and would have continued on longer than that, if Cindy hadn't nailed her! That's not child neglect/abuse????

If, as she contends, she thought Caylee was with the nanny and being taken care of, then it isn't, by law, neglect.

The tricky thing about the law is you have to prove things. The American Way is innocent until proven guilty, not vice versa, for which we should all normally be thankful.

Do I believe the nanny story? No. Do I think she is innocent? No. But it's not about what we think or feel, it is about the case in court, and what was proven or disproven there.

[caseysmom]

It was shown that the nanny didn't even exist though.

[momoffuzzyfaces]

Well, she does have another lawsuit pending. The one filed by the lady she accused of being the nanny who took Caylee was put on hold until the 'big' trial was over. Maybe they can whack her with something.

[sparks19]

she THOUGHT her daughter was with the nanny for 31 days? LOL ok

[Asiel]

Just saw on the news how Casey was found "not guilty" on all charges. I was left speechless. No wonder crime and child abuse is so rampant today..parents get away with murder (literally)

[Karen]

She was found guilty of 4 counts of lying to the authorities. Whoever is reporting she was cleared of all charges is wrong, and misreporting the case.

[Marigold2]

This makes me want to vomit.......................
That poor little girl, murdered by the one person in the world she trusted most, loved most.

She is a female OJ. And perhaps like him she also will not be able to stay out of trouble.

I don't believe in Karma. I believe in the here and now.
If Karma was true then please tell me what this little girl did to deserve her fate.

[Alysser]

Honestly, what's done is done. The verdict is in and cannot be changed.

My question is, even if this whole thing was an accident, why couldn't she just have admitted to her mistake? Why would you go out and party and get a tattoo right after your daughter died? Why would the grandparents not question this? I am so confused as to that. I don't get how a rational person can do any of that.

Either way, she's screwed for life, I think. I feel like she will never be safe, wherever she goes. She broke up her whole family over this, as crazy as they seemed before all this, imagine how they are now. I think that's what pains me the most. Not only did she ruin poor Caylee's life with either her selfishness or her stupidity, she also ruined her family.

Honestly, I don't know what I believe at this point. I don't think we'll ever know what truly happened.